HP Officejet 6500A Plus User Manual

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printing or connecting to the printer, make sure the correct version of the printer driver
is set as the default.
1. On the computer desktop, click Start, select Settings, and then click Printers or

Printers and Faxes.
- Or -
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Printers.

2. Determine if the version of the printer driver in the Printers or Printers and Faxes

folder is connected wirelessly:
a. Right-click the printer icon, and then click Properties, Document Defaults, or

Printing Preferences.

b. On the Ports tab, look for a port in the list with a checkmark. The version of the

printer driver that is connected wirelessly has Standard TCP/IP Port as the
Port description, next to the checkmark.

3. Right-click the printer icon for the version of the printer driver that is connected

wirelessly, and then click Set as Default Printer.

NOTE: If there is more than one icon in the folder for the printer, right-click the
printer icon for the version of the printer driver that is connected wirelessly, and
then click Set as Default Printer.

Step 6: Make sure the HP Network Devices Support service is running (Windows
only)

To restart the HP Network Device Support service
1.
Delete any print jobs currently in the print queue.
2. On the computer desktop, right-click My Computer or Computer, and then click

Manage.

3. Double-click Services and Applications, and then click Services.
4. Scroll down the list of services, right click HP Network Devices Support, and then

click Restart.

5. After the service restarts, try using the printer over the network again.
If you are able to use the printer over the network, your network setup was successful.
If you still cannot use the printer over the network or if you have to periodically perform
this step in order to use your printer over the network, your firewall might be interfering.
If this still does not work, there might be a problem with your network configuration or
router. Contact the person who set up your network or the router manufacturer for help.

Step 7: Add hardware addresses to a wireless access point (WAP)
MAC filtering is a security feature in which a wireless access point (WAP) is configured
with a list of MAC addresses (also called “hardware addresses”) of devices that are
allowed to gain access to the network through the WAP. If the WAP does not have the
hardware address of a device attempting to access the network, the WAP denies the

Solve wireless problems (some models only)

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